13 Facts About Michael Czerny

Michael F Czerny was born on 18 July 1946 and is a Czechoslovakian-born Canadian Catholic prelate who has served as prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development since 2022.

Michael Czerny was under secretary of the dicastery's Migrants and Refugees Section from 2017 to 2022.

Michael Czerny was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, on 18 July 1946.

Michael Czerny's parents immigrated to Canada by ship in 1948, bringing Michael and his brother.

Michael Czerny did his novitiate in Guelph, Ontario, and then studied classics and philosophy at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, earning his bachelor's degree in classics and philosophy in 1968.

Michael Czerny taught for a year at Gonzaga High School in St John's, he pursued further studies in theology in Chicago and at Regis College in Toronto.

Michael Czerny obtained his doctorate in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Chicago in 1978.

Michael Czerny co-founded the Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice in Toronto in 1979, and he was the first director until 1989.

From 1992 to 2002, Michael Czerny worked in the Social Justice Secretariat at the Jesuit General Curia in Rome.

Michael Czerny worked in Rome at the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace as the personal assistant to Cardinal Peter Turkson from 2010 to 2016.

Michael Czerny was surprised by the announcement, which he heard in Guararema, Brazil, meeting with representatives of the popular movements to prepare for the synod.

Michael Czerny was named a member of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples on 21 February 2020 and a member of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue on 8 July 2020.

Michael Czerny was appointed a member of the jury of the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity in June 2021.